Cedar Rapids
Job Description🏭 Production Operator – Nutritional Department 📍 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa 🔧 What You’ll Do Join a fast-paced production team where you’ll play a key role in processing and packaging nutritional yeast products. This role requires attention to detail, mechanical aptitude, and a commitment to safety and quality. Your Responsibilities: • 🧼 Sanitize equipment, infrastructure, and grounds, • 📊 Monitor quality assurance during production, • ⚖️ Conduct product analysis, weight checks, and verify code data, • 📝 Record accurate written and electronic information, • 🛡️ Follow safety, GMP, and food safety policies, • ⚙️ Operate equipment safely and efficiently, • 🔍 Inspect equipment and report maintenance needs, • 🧠 Troubleshoot equipment and process issues, • 🚜 Operate a forklift (training provided if needed)🎯 What You Bring, • 🏭 1+ year of production/manufacturing experience, • 💪 Ability to lift up to 75 lbs, • 🧍️♂️ Comfortable standing for up to 12 hours, • 🔧 Strong mechanical aptitude, • ➕ Basic math and problem-solving skills, • 💻 Basic computer literacy🌟 Why You’ll Love It Here, • 📈 Competitive pay increase when hired on directly, • 🛡️ Safety-first culture in a highly automated facility, • 🔄 Rotating schedule with every other weekend off, • 🤝 Supportive team environment with room to grow🧪 Work Environment, • 🌡️ Very hot production room (often over 100°ree;F), • 🔊 Exposure to loud noise, moving parts, and airborne particles, • 🧥 Dress code includes steel-toe boots, lab coat/pants, hair/beard net, safety glasses, and gloves, • 🕒 Long shifts (12 hours), rotating schedule with built-in time off Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $21.00 - $23.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision, • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital, • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available, • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents), • Short and long-term disability, • Health Spending Account (HSA), • Transportation benefits, • Employee Assistance Program, • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully onsite position in Cedar Rapids,IA. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Oct 26, 2025. About Aerotek: We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. Company DescriptionWe know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role in solving companies’ construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are-everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role in solving companies’ construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are-everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.